Horticulture Level 2 Apprenticeship

Level: 2


Employer: JDK GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED


Location: 25 ASHFORD AVENUE

We are offering an opportunity to join our busy, friendly team as a horticulture grounds maintenance apprentice, based in the Greater Manchester/Cheshire area. We will support you in learning a range of skills such as weed management, hedge cutting and general pruning as you complete your Horticulture Level 2 apprenticeship.

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Duration: 2 Years

Expected start date: 04/05/2026

Hours per week: 37 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

  • Practical internal / external works undertaken including but not limited to: -
  • Grass cutting operations using both pedestrian and ride on mowing machines
  • Hedge cutting and hedge maintenance
  • Maintenance of flower beds including planting and remove
  • Tree and shrub planting
  • Shrub bed maintenance
  • Weed control including hand weeding and spraying using both CDA applicator and conventional spraying techniques.
  • Leaf collection
  • Clearance of overgrown plots
  • Minor tree works such as epicormics growth removal
  • Control of invasive weeds
  • Propagation cultivation of bedding plants
  • Minor landscape works
  • Ensuring work carried out is to the highest standards at all times.
  • Learning new skills and applying them to practical work.

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About employer

We are a local gardening firm based in Worsley, Salford. We provide gardening services to residential and commercial customers in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. We take pride in our skilled and experienced gardening teams.  

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  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: English
  • grade: Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent

Horticulture Level 2

Emergency first aid: Level 3 award in emergency first aid at work.

Pesticides: Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance OR Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides

    The employer is looking to offer the apprentice a full time position on a successful completion of the apprenticeship with opportunities to continue developing their horticulture skills.

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Passionate
  • Polite and friendly
  • Hardworking and thorough
  • Positive attitude
  • Enthusiastic
  • Self-motivated

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.
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  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills